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Oracle's Darko Vukovic and James Steadman to Keynote All About the API Conference

Keynote at Las Vegas Event Will Explore Why it Takes More than an API to Drive Success

Norwalk, CT – July 5, 2016--Darko Vukovic, Manager, Product Management, API Platform and James Steadman, Senior Director, Network Applications at Oracle will deliver a keynote at “All About the API” on Tuesday, July 19 at 11 a.m. in Las Vegas, Nev. at Caesars Palace. There, Vukovic and Steadman will talk about the operational and business challenges that companies are addressing as well as the implications that lead to a successful API program.

“While everyone is getting excited about the transformative nature of APIs, we know that it takes more than just a few lines of code to drive success,” said TMC’s CEO, Rich Tehrani, the conference’s executive producer. “Who better to have on-hand to discuss these challenges than Oracle, the company that’s successfully been integrating disparate software for decades? We are thrilled to welcome Darko Vukovic and James Steadman to All About the API.”

During the session entitled “It’s More than Just The API” Vokovic and Steadman will explore the factors that go into making an API program work well, ranging from understanding the users’ and different ecosystems, to addressing the importance of reliability and what can raise security concerns. They will also review customer use cases and describe how developers have incorporated APIs to solve real-world problems.

Vokovic and Steadman will also deliver a session in the vertical track, “How to Differentiate Your Product with APIs” on Tuesday, July 19 at 1:30 p.m. Here, they will explore the factors that allow products to be successful -- ranging from understanding users and ecosystems to reliability and security concerns, as well as, automation of the full API life-cycle.

Currently, Darko leads the development for Oracle API Platform, a comprehensive product line which provides enterprises the necessary capabilities to maximize the benefits of API. Prior to working at Oracle, Darko worked at MuleSoft where he led the product and engineering to implement the Anypoint Exchange in addition to working on the MuleSoft API Platform. Before MuleSoft, he worked at Filepicker.io, which is a publicly available, monetized API and has tens of thousands of consumers using it, processing over 30 Billion requests.

Steadman is tasked with establishing and executing business and technology strategy for Oracle Communications. He leads the product management team with responsibility for all products in the Network Applications Portfolio. With more than 16 years of telecommunications experience, Steadman is well-versed in the business, network and IT aspects of global operators and he has driven adoption of real time communication platform and services, API management and exposure platforms, next-generation technologies such as WebRTC, as well as charging systems and solution.

Registration for All About the API is open. For more information, contact Frank Coppola at 203-852-6800 x131. For media registration, contact Jessica Seabrook. Companies interested in exhibiting, sponsorship or advertising packages should contact Maureen Gambino at 203-852-6800 x109 or Joe Fabiano at 203-852-6800 x132.

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